Job ID: 306554

Block Coordinator

Nari Gunjan

Location: Nagra, Chhapra, Bihar

Apply by: 15 Nov 2026

Relevant Sectors

Agriculture, Livelihoods, Microfinance, Rural, Urban

Capacity Building, Training, Advocacy

Social, Gender, Education, Youth, Child

Job Description – Block Coordinator (Education, CHC & Skill Development Projects)

Location : Assigned Block (Chapra)
Organization : Nari Gunjan
Reporting To : Project Coordinator/Manager

Nari Gunjan (Women’s Voice), founded in 1987 under the leadership of Padmashree awardee Sudha Varghese, is a non-profit organization based in Patna, Bihar. The organization has been working extensively with the Musahar community, focusing on women’s economic empowerment, education, and health. In collaboration with an international agency, Nari Gunjan is implementing a project to mainstream out-of-school children across 5 blocks named Punpun, Bihta, Phulwarisharif, Danapur, Marhaura covering. The Mobile Learning Resource Centre initiative is a unique intervention which is used to create mass scale awareness and reaching out to targeted groups and community. This programme aims to ensure girls are mainstreamed in government schools.

Key Roles and Responsibilities
1. Block-Level Planning & Implementation
• Lead planning and execution of all project activities across ASK (Anand Shiksha Kendras), KK (Kishori Kendras), CHC (Community Health Consultation Clinic), and skill development centres.
• Develop integrated block-level activity plans covering education, health, nutrition, livelihood, and community empowerment.
• Ensure smooth functioning of classrooms, health clinics, and vocational training sessions in alignment with project objectives.

2. Monitoring & Reporting
• Conduct regular visits to ASK, KK, CHC, and skill centres to monitor classroom quality, nutrition activities, health services, and training programmes.
• Track student attendance, learning outcomes, and nutrition indicators.
• Collect and consolidate reports from Teachers, ICTs, Community Mobilizers, Clinic staff, and Trainers.
• Submit detailed block-level progress reports including data on beneficiaries, entitlements, health outcomes, and skill development indicators.

3. Stakeholder & Community Engagement
• Organize block-wide mothers’ meetings, adolescent empowerment sessions, health awareness workshops, and livelihood orientation programmes.
• Strengthen parent-child relationships through structured parenting modules and life skills training.
• Mobilize families to access healthcare, education, and skill development opportunities.
• Build trust and collaboration between families, schools, clinics, and community stakeholders.
4. Staff & Team Coordination
• Supervise Teachers, ICTs, Community Mobilizers, Clinic staff, and Skill Trainers within the block.
• Provide guidance, mentoring, and performance feedback to ensure staff are aligned with project objectives.
• Facilitate coordination between block-level staff and the Project Coordinator.

5. Government Schemes & Entitlements
• Ensure Mahadalit families within the block are informed about and connected to Bihar government schemes (education, nutrition, health, livelihood, social security).
• Support families in completing documentation and accessing entitlements.
• Maintain block-level records of beneficiaries accessing schemes and report progress to the Project Coordinator.

6. Livelihood, Cleanliness & Community Empowerment
• Coordinate livelihood initiatives (skill-building, vocational training, micro-enterprise support) across the block.
• Organize cleanliness and sanitation drives to promote health and hygiene.
• Engage adolescents (boys and girls) through life skills, leadership, and empowerment activities.
• Foster community ownership and participation in education, livelihood, and sanitation initiatives.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• Timely submission of block-level reports to the Project Coordinator.
• Number of beneficiaries enrolled and verified in ASK, KK, CHC, and skill centres.
• Improvement in student attendance, nutrition, and learning outcomes.
• Number of families successfully accessing government entitlements.
• Number of patients served through CHC and outreach activities.
• Number of livelihood initiatives launched and participants engaged.
• Number of cleanliness/sanitation drives conducted.
• Number of adolescent empowerment and health awareness sessions delivered.
• Quality and frequency of success stories documented at the block level.

Required Qualifications
• Bachelor’s Degree in Education, Social Work, Public Health, Management, or related field.
• Minimum 4–6 years of experience in block-level project coordination (education, healthcare, or livelihood).
• Strong skills in monitoring, reporting, and stakeholder engagement.
• Experience in managing teams and working with marginalized communities.
• Familiarity with government schemes and entitlements in Bihar.
• Proficiency in MS Office, data analysis, and report preparation.
• Excellent communication skills in English and Hindi; knowledge of local dialects preferred.

Application Process

Note: Contract is purely temporary in nature. Initial contract is for one year with possibility of extension based on performance, track-record and funds availability.

Candidates meeting the above requirements may send their application including a cover letter, writing samples and updated CV (with at least two references) to hrjobnarigunjan@gmail.com in subject (Application for the Post ……………...) at the earliest.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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